EventsThe New Social Environment#652
The Poem Writes Itself: A Rail Reading Curated by Tyhe Cooper
Featuring Cooper, Riley Mac, Noa Mendoza, and Erin Pérez
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
These free events are produced by The Brooklyn Rail.
Tyhe Cooper curates our 104th Wednesday Rail Reading with Riley Mac, Noa Mendoza, and Erin Pérez.
In this Talk
Riley Mac
A poet, bartender, and dyke from South Jersey, Riley Mac hosts a monthly reading series at Ginger’s Bar and never says no to an emcee moment when friends ask her to host their readings. She’s working on her first book of poems and currently lives in Brooklyn with her mangy dog Dandy.
Noa Mendoza
Writer and translator Noa Mendoza is based in Brooklyn. Their first chapbook of poetry and experimental translation, fantasy radio/radio fantasmal, is forthcoming through Wendy’s Subway.
Erin Pérez
Erin Pérez is prone to cavities, writes poems, and is the co-creator and co-editor of Leak Magazine alongside Tyhe Cooper. She lives in Brooklyn.
Tyhe Cooper
Tyhe Cooper is a writer and editor. Their work has been published in the Brooklyn Rail, the Poetry Project Newsletter, Peach Mag, trilobite.bond, and elsewhere. Their chapbook, Book of Joke, was published by Slab Editions in 2024. They are the Production Editor at the Brooklyn Rail.
We’d like to thank The Marion Boulton Kippy Stroud Foundation and Teiger Foundation for making these conversations possible, and for their support of our growing archive 🌈✨